Donald Ray "Don" Tankersley^[1]

1941 - 2011  (70 years)

• Name	Donald Ray "Don" Tankersley
  Born	21 Sep 1941
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Dec 2011	Ft. Sander's Regional Medical Center   [2]
  Buried	29 Dec 2011	East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I386036	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Wesley "Bus" Tankersley,   b. Abt 1913,   d. 16 Jun 1964, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Mildred G. Davis,   b. 30 Sep 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Nov 2014  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F152579	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Helen Wright
  Children	1. Byron Tankersley   2. Christopher Tankersley   3. Scott R. Tankersley   4. Melida Tankersley
  Family ID	F152584	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] Mynatt Funeral Home, (http://ynattfh.net), 1 Nov 2014. Mildred Davis Tankersley Sams obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 29 Dec 2011. TANKERSLEY , DONALD RAY age 70 of Heiskell, passed away December 26, 2011 at Ft. Sander's Regional Medical Center. He was employed by Clayton Mobile Homes with 27 years of service. He was a member of Dante Baptist Church and an Army Veteran. Member of Rocky Top Travelers Car Club. Preceded in death by father, Henry Wesley Tankersley . Survived by mother, Mildred Sams; wife, Helen Wright Tankersley ; sons and daughters-in-law, Byron and Kerri Tankersley , Christopher Tankersley , Scott R. and Tabitha Tankersley ; daughter and son-in-law, Melinda and Brent Howard; several step-children; 6 grandchildren; brother James (Robin) Tankersley ; sisters, Ruby Lee (B) Sexton, Maelene (Hank) Rolen and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 7:00 pm Wednesday at Dante Baptist Church with Rev. Phillip Murphy officiating. Family and friends will meet 11:15 am Thursday at Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier) for 11:30 am interment. East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard will provide Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Dante Baptist Church. Family will receive friends 5:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday at Dante Baptist Church. Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel in charge of arrangements. www.mynattfh.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 82469690).